Council Duties and Responsibilities

Note: This document will be updated in January of each year beginning in 2013.

General duties of the Cary Town Council Members include:

Establishing policies and programs for the effective delivery of Town services;

Approving the annual financial plan and budget and setting the property tax rate and all user fees; and

Providing all ordinances, rules and regulations for the welfare of the Town.

In addition to the above general duties, Cary Town Council Members perform numerous ceremonial duties and serve as liaisons to many organizations, including Town of Cary government groups and organizations outside Town government. Below is a list of these organizations. The mayor appoints the council member liaison of all the groups noted with an asterisk (*).

All these meetings are open to the public. More information about these public bodies, including agenda and minutes, are on the web pages shown in the table below. The Town of Caryweb calendarlists all meeting dates, times, locations and other pertinent details.

These organizations are not part of the Town of Cary government organization and may not operate under the NC Open Meetings Laws. The table below provides links, if available, to information about the organizations, including agenda and minutes. Persons interested in learning more about these non-Town of Cary groups should communicate with the appropriate contact person shown below.